----Sources: The
Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark County, WI) June 2, 1960

Classes of
1927-1928 Hold a Joint Reunion: 38 class members present

Seventy-eight
members, teachers and friends of the Neillsville High School
classes of 1927 and 1928 gathered at Neillsville High School Sunday
evening for a reunion. Eighteen members of the class of 1928, and
20 members of the class of 1927 were present. Two post-graduates
from the teacher training department also were present.

Everett Skroch,
for the class of 1928, and Walter Keller, for the class of 1927,
served as co-masters of ceremonies. Registrations were handled by
Mrs. Fern Holt, Mrs. Othilia Schwellenbach and Mrs. Helen Franke.
Guides for the tours of the old and new high schools, included
Elliott Warlum, Arthur Gress, Warren Medicke and Mr. Skroch. Punch
was served by Mrs. Gerelda Larsen, Mrs. Mida Warlum and Mrs. Agnes
Meinholdt.

Mrs. Pearl
(Chapman) Bradbury was awarded a prize for coming the longest
distance, 380 miles; Mrs. Fern (Olson) Holt for most grandchildren,
nine; Mr. Skroch for most children since the last reunion, five
years ago, three: and Bernard Dodte was awarded a door prize.

Classes’
Colors

Decorations were
carried out in green and white for class of 1927, blue and white
for class of 1928, and red and white for Neillsville High School
colors. Lilies-of-the-valley, the 1927 class flower, were used as
table bouquets. The 1928 class flower was trailing arbutus. Candles
were in class and school colors. A three-tier cake also was
decorated in class colors. The dinner was served by Mrs. Ray
Reineck and her staff.

Darlene Krultz,
Kay Holt, Jacelyn Jake and Marilyn Radloff, dressed in Hawaiian
costume, entertained with a Hawaiian dance. A corsage was presented
to Mrs. Helen Franke, chairman of the planning committee, by her
committee members.